Role - SQL Server DBA

Client – Carnival Cruise Line.

Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure,
patch, upgrade, and maintain Microsoft SQL Server environments.
- Provide DBA support for
SQL Server 2012/2016/2019, Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI), Azure VMs, and
on-premises SQL Servers.
- Perform database
migrations, especially Azure SQL MI to SQL Server on Azure VM, including
assessment, planning, execution, cutover, and validation.
- Manage backup, recovery,
storage, security, user access, and database objects.
- Monitor and improve SQL
Server performance, including query and database tuning.
- Implement and maintain
SQL Server Always On and high-availability solutions.
- Plan and execute
maintenance, patching, upgrades, and configuration changes following
change-management procedures.
- Troubleshoot database
performance, connectivity, backup, and other production issues.
- Perform RCA for major
incidents and implement corrective actions.
- Automate repetitive DBA
tasks and improve operational efficiency.
- Maintain database
standards, procedures, security, data integrity,



and documentation.
- Provide proactive
support and technical guidance to users and DBA team members.
- Work with Azure
infrastructure and support enterprise-level database environments.
- Participate in 24/7
production support, including approximately 2 weeks of night shift per
month.

Required Skills
- Strong hands-on
experience with MS SQL Server 2012, 2016, and 2019.
- Strong experience with
Azure SQL Managed Instance (MI) and Azure VMs.
- Positive knowledge of
Windows Server, PowerShell, and Batch scripting.
- Experience with SQL
Server installation, patching, upgrades, backup and recovery.
- Strong knowledge of SQL
Server performance tuning and troubleshooting.
- Experience with database
migrations and schema/object migration.
- Experience implementing
and supporting SQL Server Always On.
- Good understanding of
Azure infrastructure.
- Knowledge of Incident,
Change, and Problem Management proce

📌 SQL Server DBA (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ascendion Engineering
📍 Bengaluru